Sausage, pasta and mixed bean bake
This hearty, colourful and very nutritious main dish is perfect for an easy midweek meal, and can be rustled up quickly from ingredients you have in the pantry. Serve with a green salad.
| Servings | Prep Time | Cook Time |
| 4servings | 10minutes | 55minutes |
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 4servings | 10minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 55minutes |
Ingredients
- 400 g pork sausages
- 250 g penne
- 1 large onion diced
- 2 large stalks celery sliced
- 1 398ml can mixed beans drained and rinsed
- 1 284ml can corn kernels drained
- 2 cups tomato sauce
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 cup water
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Fry the sausages in a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat, turning occasionally, for 12-15 minutes, until golden brown. Remove and cool slightly, then slice thickly. Meanwhile, cook the pasta for about 7 minutes, you are only partly cooking the pasta at this stage. Drain the pasta.
- Add the onion to the frying pan and fry, stirring often, for 4-5 minutes, until softened. Add the celery and fry for a further 2 minutes.
- Combine the onion and celery, sausages, penne, beans and corn in a large ovenproof dish, about 33 x 25 cm in size. In a large pitcher, mix the tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce and water. Pour over the ingredients in the dish.
- Cover the dish closely with a lid or foil, then bake for 25-30 minutes until the pasta is tender and most of the liquid has been absorbed. Serve immediately as the pasta will go soggy if left to stand.
Recipe Notes
Variations: You could omit the sausages and replace with cheese, adding diced mozzarella to the mixture, and sprinkle the top with a little aged cheddar cheese. Instead of the canned mixed beans use a can of baked beans.
Each serving: 25.5 g protein, 22 g fat of which 8.5 g saturates, 66.5 g carbohydrate, 14 g fibre, 598 Calories
